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We Look Knackered
Not criticising the lads here. We managed the game well last night and did what we needed to. This period of games is just about getting through and winning, but my word we looked really tired towards the end.
The season looks like it's catching up with us. We've played a whole season's worth of games up to this point. Injuries and suspensions starting to pile up and there's seemingly no respite. If I was José, I'd be pulling as many out of the international break as possible. £#%&! the backlash. Something like that happening to Pogba seemed somewhat inevitable. He's looked very tired for weeks now and I question the wisdom of playing as much as he has. Barely been rested and rotated Big few weeks for the freshers fringe players to step up: Carrick, Fellaini, Darmian, Lingard, Rashford. Whatever we think of them, they will be needed. The likes of Zlatan, Herrera, Mata, Rojo, Pogba look exhausted at times.. Another quick turnaround for Boro this week. I feel for the lads out there tbh. We're a bettee side than the last few performances suggest. I'd just hate to see us limp over the line come May. |
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I don't buy this "tired" shit.....
40 games since august...thats 60 hours in 7-8 months ....tired ffs young athletes at their peak, with the best nutrition, prep and after care in the world.....and the poor lambs are fkn tired tennis players run their b***** off for 3 hours then go back on court the next day for another 3 hours...... postman or a factory lad, does an 8 hour shift, races home eating a bag of chips and then onto training in the evening......match on the weekend Eddie Izzard...does a marathon a day for a MONTH.....that's fkn tired....sign him up, teach him to kick a ball and stick him up front ffs |
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Such a copy and paste dumb response. It's tiredness in terms of comparing to other teams. It's within the context of needing to be at your absolute best to beat opposition who are as talented and primed as you are. Tiredness in terms of that extra 5-10% needed to make the difference. Tennis players do play that regularly, yes. But if one has had an extra 24 hours rest, played one set less than their opponent, then that can really start to show and can often prove the difference. As soon as people hear the word tired they seems to spring into action, like it's something they can suddenly relate to "wait! Tired! I know tired! I get tired! Boooooo! 80 grand a week" etc and then start talking about nurses and minimum wage. This is all within a football context. It's not like they're trudging around yawning and falling asleep on the sofa. |
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Mourinho seems to be getting stick about it on here too. From his own fans. If that many managers mention it and the players look tired then maybe they're, you know, tired. But......lorry drivers etc |
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Hasn't helped to be playing sides with a natural advantage anyway. We know how much time Southampton had off before the final. Chelsea had a week off while we travelled to Russia. I assume Rostov have had a long winter break?
But this is all still fairly normal. I also usually tend to the old cliche that the worse you play, the more tired you look. Rarely when competing for titles did we look knackered. |
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Whatever the reasons are, rightly or wrongly, i agree with billy. We look £#%&!ed, completely bereft of ideas and basically jaded. I'm not excusing it, nor saying that's entirely down to fatigue, but surely it plays a role. Also doesn't help that we still have a load of shit in the squad, as has been discussed ad nauseum. Top 4 or winning the europa would constitute a great season imo. I don't disagree with jose when he says we're a long way off 'dominating', in the same way I didn't disagree with lvg when he said expectations need to be managed. As fans I think we're still guilty of this sense of entitlement when it comes to competing on every front, when given the state of the squad and the fact we've had 3 managers in 4 years, that simply isn't realistic. Personally I'd be delighted if we're in the CL next season regardless of route and regardless of the football played to get there. The club clearly has plans in the summer to spend big again and it's obviously needed. |
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And who would you suggest were played in their place? Would we be in the position we're in with Rooney or Rashford up top, for example? |
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